Swing



Feb. 12, 1946. RLEY 2,394,913

SWING Filed Oct. 19, 1945 I INVENTOR.

- BY Z F I Patented Feb. 12, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT I F F ICE SWING Earl H. Hurley, Emporium, Pa.

Application October 19, 1943, Serial No. 506,890

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an exercising device in the form of a swing, the swing being provided with operating handles, which when pulled by the occupant of the swing, will tend to shift the weight of the occupant of the swing, resulting in the operation of the swing.

An important object of the invention is to provide a swing which will afford means for exercising and restoring injured muscles and nerves, sufiered by wounded members of the armed forces.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein described, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

' Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 illustrates an elevational view of a swing, constructed in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevational View illustrating the movement of the lower section of the swing when a pull is directed to the handles of the swing.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the swing, illustrating the relative positions of the handles and lower pivoted section of a swing, upon the rearward movement of the swing.

Figure 6 is an elevational view of a modified form of the invention, illustrating an operating means as attached to the usual swing embodying ropes or cables. 7

Referring to the drawing in detail the swing embodies main bars 5 which are held in proper spaced relation with respect to each other by means of the spacer 6 which connects the bars 5 at points adjacent to the upper ends thereof. Straps l are connected with the upper ends of the main bars 5, and provide bearings for the swing, the straps being shown as positioned around the supporting rod 3.

The swing also includes a lower pivoted section rod l0 extending appreciable distances beyond the side faces of the main bars 5, as clearly shown by Figure 1 of the drawing, providing a wide space for the person occupying the swing. The seat of the swing, which is pivotally supported between the bars 9, is indicated by the reference character ll.

Spacers l2 are positioned on the ends of the rod Ill that extend beyond the side faces of the main bars 5, and hold the bars 9 spaced from the bars 5.

The member I3 which is shown pivotally connected to the rod Ill, by means of the metal straps It, also connects with the bars l5 that are disposed at oblique angles with respect to the main bars 5, and are secured to the main bars 5 by means of the bolts l6. Thus it will be seen that the bars l5 are rigidly connected to the bars 5 so that they may be pulled by the occupant of the swing, in causing the lower pivoted section of the swing to shift under the weight of the occupant of the swing, resulting in a swinging action being imparted to the main bars 5.

Handles l1 areformed at the lower ends of the bars l5, and provide means whereby the bars may be firmly grasped by the occupant of the swing, in operating the swing.

In the modified form of the invention as illustrated by Figure 6 of the drawing, the principles of the invention have been carried out in providing an attachment for the usual swing wherein cables or ropes are used as the support for the swing seat. In this form of the invention, bars l8 are provided, which bars are of lengths slightly less than thelengths of the ropes to which the bars are secured, the ropes. in the present showing being indicated by the reference character I 9.

The upper ends of the bars l8 are secured to the ropes, adjacent to the points of attachment between the ropes and the supportin rod 20, by means of I-bolts 2|, the lower ends of the bars I 8 being also secured to the ropes I9, by I-bolts22.

Secured to the bars I 8, at points near the lower ends thereof, are bars 23 that extend at right angles with respect to the bars I 8, the bars 23 being connected to th handle bars 24 that are also connected with the bars I 8, at the upper ends of the bars 24, as shown by Figure 6. The lower ends of the handle bars are formed with hand grips 25 which are so disposed .that the person occupying the seat 26 of the swing, will have convenient use of the handle bars, for operating the swing.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, a person may, when seated on the seat of the swing, exercise the muscles of the Waist, back and arms, by exerting a pull on the bars I5, in operating the swing.

What is claimed is:

1. An exercising device comprising a pair of spaced swing members embodying rigid upper and lower sections, a rod on which the upper and lower sections are pivotally connected, a pair of handle bars secured to the upper swing members adjacent to the lower ends thereof, said handle bars being disposed at acute angles with respect to the swing members, a member connecting the handle bars and being also connected to the rod,

and a seat pivotally mounted on the lower section.

2. An exercising device comprising a pair of rigid upper swing members, a horizontal rod connecting the lower ends of the swing members, the ends of said rod extending appreciable distances beyond the sides of the upper swing members, lower swing members pivotally connected to said rod at points in spaced relation with the sides of the upper swing members, handle bars connected with the upper swing members at points adjacent to the lower ends thereof, and a seat mounted on the lower swing members.

EARL H. HURLEY. 

